Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
fighting RANDALL.
An Interesting Contest Promised in
the Coming Democratic Conyen-
ton in Pennsylvania,
The Msiorify Of The Democrats Drawing
Away from Randall and Falling
In with the National P8r!y.
The President will Visit Nashville and,Pos-
s.hIy knoyvllIe - WlitDg to Take
tho Interest on Their Bonds
RANDALL AND THE TARIFF.

RAND AL AND THE TARIFF. s
81 ,lal TO the Gazette
WASHINGTON, Aug. s-A well known !
Pennsylvania politician, VINO generally |
knows what IS going on within the party |
lines CT the Key Stone Democracy, says !
The party leaders propose to frame the /
platform ct the next state convention to /
harmonic with the tariff platform. 1t is /
understood that the Randall men will Op-
pose it and the prospects Of a lively con
test are good. 1t is said there are several !
Congressmen-eIect from that state will
not follow Mr.. Randall should he attempt
to defeat the will of msjority of his par
tY in the next house, and therefore he
will put forth his best # )rts to control
the state convention. The anti Randall
men claim 10 have strength enough to
prevent Mr.. Randall from exercising full
sway in the preparation OF the state plat
form. The Democrats Of Pennsylvania,
it is said will endeavOr TO fall into line
with their party associates in other states
on the tariff question in the hope that
some solution of the difficult problem
may be reached in the next Congress.
RsndaL's opponents say that he Is losing
his grip on the Democratic party at home
snd in the next convention which is not
far eff. He proposes to make the fight
OF his life course on the tariff question.
| On the other hard his friends say that f
! the convention decides TO advocate q re.
! form of the tariff on the same basis IS
suggested BIZ other Democratic state
conventions, MI Randall will throw of
mis- coat and work irdustriously to carry
out the viii of his constituents.
TIE PRESIDENT TRIP.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-Assistant Sec
rotary Of State Porter this morning con
veYed to the President an invitation from
! the people Of Nashville and Middle Ten
neasoe to visit that city, and another from
! sSaa Chsmber Of Commerce Of Knoxville
IstS pay that city visit. The President, it
! is un6 erstCOj, will visit Nashville, but
! has not yet determined upon The time. lie
has taken tie Knoxville Invitation under
consideration, and will determine soon
whether the time anu public business VIII
make it possible for MIN to accept.
PREPAYMENT OF INTEREST.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8-The applica-
| tiops received at tae Treasury Depart
ment TO date for payment Of interest on
/ registered bonds axe as follows: -Four per
cents, 81, 4GS ,2tO; two AMI one-h half per
cents, s., 7l5, 0CO; and Pacific Rail
r0sd bonds, SIS 600. Total, s. 2G9, 2j0.
| TEXAS PENSIONS.
| special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. The following
Texas pensions were issued to-day: Sam
uel L. Gillian, Lima; Ignatus Beeves,
| GauZe; Thomas B. Brashear, Mineral
City.
CHECKING Up.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8-Indian Iospec-
! tor 7. D. Marcus and Special Agent L.
f White, are at the Comanche agency in
! the Indian Territory, Investigating the
account of Agent Jesse Lee Hall. De-
partment officials are reticent as to the
necessity CT the investigation, as no
charges have been preferred against Mr.
tHall in any way affecting his character or
| the administration of his Office Us agent
BIDS OPENED.
! WASHINGTON, Aug. The bids were
opened at noon to-day in the office OF the
! Secretary of the Navy for the construction
OF the cruisers last provided for bV Con
gress, namely: the Newark, Loco tons
displacement; cruisers Numbers and >,
| 1000 tons each, end gunbOats Numbers .
and 4, 100 tons displacement each. The
heads of the ssversl bureaus Of the Navy
| Department aud number of gentlemen
representing ship-buildiHg establishments
were present. The Secretary announced
that bids had been made for all the yes
sells al prices well within the limits
presented by Congress. The bids were
Of three classes FIRST, for the hull and
machinery upon plans OF the department;
second, the hull and machinery upon the
! - I'D hr,Il
/ after the plans of the Department and
the machinery after the contractors own
plans approved by the Department. There
which was by William Cramp &
sons, under class one, the price
being l,248 goo. The Union iron
works OF San francisco bid under class ore
for either OF the cruisers MS. or ) at
81, 428 900. Willlam Cramp & Sons bid
upon cruisers No. aud under class one,
! SI,410,00O each; under class two 81 ST.
| 325, 900 each; under class two, with
special modIh atoms ct 81, $780, 600 each,
and under class three st 81 ,405, 900.
William Cramp & Sons bid for the gun
boats st S495, 900 and n. f Potter & Co.
Of New York bid for same st $3.50 600.
Secretary Whitney said to an Associated
Press reporter after opening the bids: "It
is g great relief to my mind, getting this
out of the way. The requirements which
the contractors assume are more exactin2
than ID the case OF any previous bidding
The law for cruisers Nos and provide:
that the contracts for the construction O.
them shall contain provision to the ef=C
that the contractor guarantees that, wner
completed and tested for speed unde.
conditions to be prescribed b,
the department, the vessels shall
exhibit o maximum speed {
st least eighteen knots per hour, and FOL
every quarter knot CT speed so exhibited
above said guarantee the contractor shall
receive present. over and above his con-
, tract price of $4,000 and for ever
, quarter knot that said vessels fail in 81
reaching said guaranteed speed ther
shall be deducted from the contract pric
of the came $1,000.